Angels
• David MacKinnon (.599 OPS in the majors, 1.056 OPS in AAA) and Tyler Wade are splitting time at third base.
• Luis Rengifo (.872 OPS over the two weeks) has slowly been moving up the lineup. Read the rest of this entry »
The new everyday players keep on coming! Let’s continue reviewing the fresh faces in starting lineups and see if we could identify any must-adds.
Let’s keep it going by introducing you to another crop of new everyday hitters. You can find the first five discussed yesterday here.
It’s that time again, when I dive into a collection of hitters who have recently earned regular playing time. These are the guys who could quickly plug a hole, which I’m sure every one of you have at least one of right now.
Angels
• Luis Rengifo (.214/.267/.333, 2 HR, 1 SB) is now batting anywhere from third to sixth.
• Matt Duffy (.611 OPS, 0 HR, 0 SB) has started eight of nine games as the third baseman. Read the rest of this entry »
Yesterday, I discussed the hitters who have most underperformed their xwOBA marks. Let’s now check in on the flip side, those hitters who have most overperformed their xwOBA marks. Does this group make for good sell high candidates? Let’s find out.
It’s been nearly a month and a half since I reviewed the hitters who had been most underperforming their xwOBA marks at the time. With nearly 40% of the season in the book, let’s revisit the underpeformers. I generally wait until June to truly dive into my roster and start looking to make trades, so now is a good time to identify targets.
Angels
• Brandon Marsh (vs RHP) and Juan Lagares (vs LHP) are in an outfield platoon.
• Taylor Ward (1.034 OPS, 10 HR, 1 SB) is back and leading off. Read the rest of this entry »
Yesterday, I listed and reviewed the six hitters who had posted a 30%+ HR/FB rate at Triple-A this season. Sadly, the list didn’t result in a whole lot of actionable advice. Today, I’ll shift to a related metric, ISO. In terms of overall offense, it’s more important than HR/FB rate since it accounts for doubles and triples as well. Given the number of duplicates on both lists and an attempt to capture more actionable players, I extended the list to the top 10. Let’s hope this time the names are more interesting.
Let’s move our Triple-A review to hitters. Us fantasy owners probably care most about a prospect’s home run potential, so let’s review the HR/FB rate leaders. These are the guys who have recorded at least 150 PAs and posted a HR/FB rate of at least 30%.
